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Huckabee Too Busy Keeping Up With Britney Gossip To Follow Foreign Policy
Story from ThinkProgress.com In an interview with the Quad-City Times yesterday, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee tried to make excuses for his lack of foreign policy knowledge and his ignorance on the most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran. He compared the NIE to gossip about Britney Spears, saying he just cant keep up with every single thing:The point Im trying to make is that, on the campaign trail, nobodys going to be able, if theyve been campaigning as hard as we have been, to keep up with every single thing, from what happened to Britney last night to who won Dancing with the Stars.Presumably, presidential candidates are supposed to keep track of foreign policy developments more closely than celebrity gossip. But when asked about the NIE on Dec. 4 a day after the report was released Huckabee said he wasnt even aware of it. Days later, Huckabee defended his gaffe by misrepresenting the timeline of his mistake, quipping that the report was released at 10:00 in the morning, the president hadnt seen it in four years and Im supposed to see it four hours later. In fact, despite his lament that he is too busy to follow with current events, Huckabee seems to have had no trouble following the events of Britney Spears and her family. When asked on Dec. 20 about the pregnancy of Britneys sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, Huckabee had no trouble in quickly giving a response: Its a tragedy when a 16-year-old who is not really prepared for all the responsibilities of adult life is going to be now faced with all the responsibilities of honest-to-goodness adult life. I respect it. Posted by: Delphi 2008-01-02 |
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